Who is like LeBron James, who is the 'find of the tournament' and who still delivers pizza? Meet the new Six Nations stars.
Italy's Tommaso Menoncello , Ireland's Joe McCarthy , England's Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins The 2024 Six Nations was an opportunity for new stars to emerge in the absence of some of the sport's household names.
"He's an enormous human being," Barclay said on the BBC's Six Nations Rugby Special. "He's the same sort of shape as LeBron James, he can move, he's physical, and we've just seen the very start of him."Rewarded with a starting place in England's last-gasp victory over Ireland, the Exeter Chief wowed the Twickenham crowd with his pace and power and such was his impact, his talents were missed when injury ruled him out of the final game in France.
The 21-year-old wing made his Six Nations debut in Les Bleus' victory at Murrayfield and conjured up one of the tries of the tournament with the match-winning score from a chip and chase.
Menoncello is a constant threat with a ball in hand and offers a punch in defence with his robust tackling.A barnstorming late run into the Scotland 22 to help Italy record a first home win since 2013 and a brilliant covering tackle to deny Tomos Williams a try in theThe 21-year-old is still technically employed as a Domino's delivery driver which shows how sudden his rise has happened.
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